Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small faces primary challenge, charges

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Running for reelection as an alleged abuse case plays out in court, Atlantic City Mayor Marty Small says he doesn’t think the allegations will be an issue with voters.

“The voters know who I am,” Small said in an interview with NBC10.

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The mayor and his wife, the Atlantic City schools superintendent, are both facing criminal charges in an alleged abuse case involving their teenage daughter and both have pleaded not guilty. Mayor Small is accused of hitting his daughter in the head with a broom, causing her to lose consciousness, according to court documents. He is also accused of witness tampering.

“Listen, the allegations are just that,” Small said when asked if he had hit his daugh